Catholic Priest Solicited Murder of Sexual Abuse Victim

If one listens to the disingenuous bullshit emanating from the Vatican and the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, one would thing that the Catholic Church has cleaned its own house of sexual predators and taken appropriate measures to protect children and youths. Sadly, if you believe the lies and dissembling, then I have an ocean front lot I want to sell you in Arizona. To say that the Church hierarchy has used smoke and mirrors to cover its corrupt ass is an understatement as brought out by a new story out of Texas. It is noteworthy that the events underlying the story occurred a good five years AFTER the sex abuse explosion in Boston and AFTER the U.S. Bishops supposedly fixed the problem of predatory priests. The lawsuit brought by the now 18 year old abuse victim names Fr. Fiala (pictured above right), as well as the archdioceses of San Antonio, Texas, and Omaha, Nebraska and Fiala's religious order, the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity, all of which are alleged to have covered up Fiala's past abuse and moved him to unsuspecting parishes. Here are highlights from the CNN story that addresses Fiala's effort to have his victim murdered:
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A Catholic priest, facing criminal charges and a lawsuit alleging that he sexually abused a teenage boy, is now charged with attempting to hire someone to kill the youth, authorities said Tuesday.

The Rev. John M. Fiala was in the Dallas County, Texas, jail on Tuesday, charged with one count of criminal solicitation to commit capital murder, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the jail's website. He also is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. His bail totals $700,000.
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He was arrested last week after he offered an undercover agent with the Texas Department of Public Safety $5,000 to kill the teen, according to department spokeswoman Lisa Block.
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The attorney said the priest started "grooming him," buying him gifts including a computer and a car. In early 2008, when the boy was 16, under the guise of providing private catechism lessons, Fiala "gained access to him and began to sexually abuse him once or twice a month, including on church grounds," Rhodes said.
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The Department of Public Safety and its Texas Ranger Division got involved, sending the undercover agent to speak with Fiala, Rhodes said. The conversation was caught on video and audiotape. Rhodes said his client was relieved to hear of Fiala's arrest. He was attending college but had to withdraw and be spirited away somewhere safe because of the threats, he said. "He's still very afraid, but he is hoping that this time Fiala will stay behind bars," Rhodes said.
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"I think he's cooked his goose now," Letsinger said of Fiala. "We know that pedophiles sometimes threaten their victims to keep them quiet. But this is kind of an older victim, and you wonder sometimes why they wouldn't come forward. ... I can see now the evil in this guy is pretty bad."